“I feel that a big part of being on a spiritual path is focusing on the divine, but how does one stay on that path when they are just trying to pay the bills?”

This is indeed an issue that arises in us all, and in many ways, it relates to a series of misplaced perceptions and clichés surrounding the nature of a spiritual path. The underlying truth of the matter is:

After a life of searching for answers; secretly believing that love existed, but having never felt it; having spent many of my life years behind the heavy bars of very, very dark depression; having the constant experience of being aware I was asleep, but not being able to wake up; feeling like I was dying in a desolate and never-ending landscape of hopelessness… life brought me a gift.

I talk about love often. I work very hard to create a vivid picture about love, the heart, what it all means and how it all works. The other day, one of my students exclaimed that it was simply too hard for her to figure out how to focus love on other people. She explained that her mistrust of people was too strong. Her heart had been broken too many times.

Be your own advocate! Care about you and be grateful to yourself for your very own help!

In every single situation in your life, you are your own main resource for support, motivation, care, and consideration. Sometimes, we sit on the sidelines of life waiting for someone to care about us enough, so that we can care for ourselves.

In one of my favorite set of books as a teen, the stories always included a part where the main character was faced with the challenge of ‘jumping into the abyss’.

It was a powerful metaphor for permanently leaving behind an old unwanted self. Clearly, I mentally understood the wisdom of this. At the same time, I was controlled by my insane attachment to the problems, worries, and conflicts that I called ‘me’. Whenever they became threatened in any way, I immediately fell back within the cocoon of my own making.

I’d like to give an example of how negative emotions, when intentionally processed through your heart, turn into powerful consciousness expanding experiences.

Loneliness can be quite painful. I know people who were so incredibly affected by loneliness, that they built their lives around trying to create so many outings with people, attempting to limit the amount of loneliness they would have to feel.

Today I received an email from someone struggling to figure out if they want to be on a spiritual path. This person suggested that if they were to truly undertake a spiritual path, they will be alienated from everyone because not everyone understands spirituality. They believe that if they truly begin to change then they will feel different, and above everyone. This is something that I have heard before, and not just in spirituality.

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Sivan has changed my life completely.

Working with Sivan, I now view my life and the world through completely new eyes. I have such a different perspective on everything. Even though I still get challenged by life’s “ups and downs”, I don’t seem to immerse myself in it as deeply as I used to. This allows me to be less controlled by emotions and more directed by my heart which is the guiding principle that Sivan teaches.

The heart always knows the truth and Sivan has helped me to learn how to tune into my heart as I navigate this very complicated and interesting life. I love Sivan deeply and appreciate how generous she is with her love and the wisdom she has to see beyond what is limiting us.